Flow, The Optimal Experience

Francesco Siri

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In this research I would like to investigate the psychological aspect related to the practice of a musical instrument, going deeper into the experience of the flow state that the musician can live intensely. It is a state of mind of complete absorption in what one is doing. The process started by reading and informing myself as much as possible through books, articles, and personal experience. Based on these I created a strategy of work and exercises that would help me to be more focused and inside the music both in my studies and especially in my performances. I prepared two questionnaires to be filled in after the performances: 1) Personal Questionnaire 2) Group of critical friends To check whether the strategy I had been using over the last few months was helping me to achieve my goal or not. From the results of the two questionnaires until now, I can deduce the most effective and useful aspects of the strategy I implemented. It is also interesting to see how the suggestions of critical friends are similar to the "criticism" I made myself in the personal questionnaire. Over the last few weeks while analysing my latest performances and the results of the questionnaires, I have realised an increase in pleasure in playing and concentration on the task to do, which was not always present before I started this work. I am quite convinced that whatever strategy you want to use, you need patience to see over time if it really works.

type	research exposition
keywords	Flow, optimal experience, positive psychology, Musical Training Performance & Cognition
date	22/11/2021
published	11/07/2022
last modified	11/07/2022
status	published
copyright	Francesco Siri
license	CC BY-NC-ND
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1433187/1433188
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.1433187
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	1. Master Research Projects

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